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From video: Switchbot Have Gone Utterly Mental
Published: March 21, 2026

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Switchbot have entirely lost their entire minds and released a local AI smart home hub with Home Assistant pre-installed that does some of the most ridiculous things I've seen so far. This is the Switchbot AI Hub — a smart home box with Home Assistant, Frigate NVR and OpenClaw pre-installed and running completely locally. This Switchbot AI Hub review video is sponsored by Switchbot, all opinions are my own. Switchbot's new AI hub comes with Home Assistant built in, Frigate NVR built in, and OpenClaw built in, all pre-installed and ready to go. If you've ever wanted an easy way to install Home Assistant, run a Frigate NVR for RTSP security cameras, or experiment with local AI smart home control, Switchbot have basically put an entire self-hosted smart home server on a shelf. It is also a full Switchbot Matter hub, Bluetooth hub, and standard Switchbot smart home hub for connecting Switchbot devices to Amazon Alexa and Google Home. But with Home Assistant already installed, this is effectively a plug-and-play Home Assistant hub. Thanks to Frigate, it also becomes an NVR for RTSP cameras, meaning you can run Reolink, Aqara, Switchbot and other RTSP security cameras locally without subscriptions. In my testing I connected Reolink, Aqara and Switchbot cameras to Frigate instantly, turning this box into a fully local smart home security system and smart home controller. If you're looking for a Home Assistant box, a local smart home hub, a Frigate NVR server, or a privacy-first smart home system, this might be one of the most interesting smart home devices of the year. 🛒 BUY THE SWITCHBOT AI HUB BELOW As a Switchbot Affiliate I will earn commission at no cost to you UK: https://bit.ly/40LrVIO US: https://bit.ly/4rk2Nnw EU: https://bit.ly/4cEo9bz CA: https://bit.ly/4svw53q ============================= BUY ME A BEER 🍺 Donate to the channel: http://paypal.me/PaulHibbert 🎥 Become a monthly contributor on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/paulhibbert ⏳ 0:00 - Switchbot AI Hub Overview ⏳ 3:34 - Switchbot AI Hub Private & Local AI ⏳ 6:38 - Frigate NVR Setup ⏳ 8:52 - Home Assistant Setup ⏳ 10:57 - What's wrong with it? - OpenClaw issues ⏳ 14:35 - What's wrong with it? - Frigate issues ⏳ 15:32 - What's wrong with it? - Home Assistant issues ⏳ 19:51 - Switchbot AI Hub Summary #SwitchBot #SwitchBotAIHub #HomeAssistant #FrigateNVR #SmartHome #LocalAI #SelfHosted #HomeAutomation #Matter #RTSP #SmartHomeSecurity #PrivacyFirst #OpenClaw #TechReview